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Financial Institution Listing’s Master Page

The Financial Institution Listing is an alphabetized listing of banks, credit unions and financial/ lending institutions. This listing was developed to help you find the legal owner/lienholder shown on your vehicle record. The financial institution may have moved, gone out of business, merged with another institution, or changed its name. If you have difficulty locating the legal owner/lienholder to obtain a release, try the alphabetized Financial Institution Listing below.

The Financial Institution Listing will display the following:

  • The bank, credit union or financial/lending institution’s name.
  • A possible successor (acquiring financial institution).
  • The financial institution’s address.
  • The financial institution’s telephone number.

Financial Institution Listing

Name starts with a number | Letter A | Letter B | Letter C | Letter D | Letter E | Letter F | Letter G | Letter H | Letter I | Letter J | Letter K | Letter L | Letter M | Letter N | Letter O | Letter P | Letter Q | Letter R | Letter S | Letter T | Letter U | Letter V | Letter W | X | Letter Y | Letter Z

When contacting a financial institution you should have the following information available:

  • The loan account number.
  • Social Security Number of the borrower.
  • The name of the registered owner of the vehicle.
  • The make, model and vehicle identification number (VIN).

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Financial Institution Listing

Other resources for locating a legal owner/lienholder include the following:

  • Your loan documents - which may include your financial institution’s main corporate offices.
  • Your telephone company’s directory assistance or yellow pages or Internet yellow pages links to financial institution information.

Other information on how to change a legal owner and changing vehicle ownership is also available.

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